2025 Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools in Texas

If you plan on getting your associate degree in fashion design, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #124 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 47 associate degrees in fashion design to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on fashion design students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other fashion design students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized fashion design related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for fashion design students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Fashion Design in Texas

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in fashion design.

Top Texas Schools for an Associate in Fashion Studies

1

El Centro College
Dallas, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in fashion design has to take a look at El Centro College. El Centro College is a very large public college located in the large city of Dallas.More information about a associate in fashion design from El Centro College

2

El Paso Community College
El Paso, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat El Paso Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in fashion design. El Paso Community College is a fairly large public college located in the city of El Paso.More information about a associate in fashion design from El Paso Community College

Best Fashion Design Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Fashion Design Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	349	5
New Mexico	255	1

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Fashion Design Related Rankings by Major

One of 9 majors within the Design & Applied Arts area of study, Fashion Design has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Visual Communications	109
Graphic Design	100
Commercial & Advertising Art	94
Interior Design	78
Game & Interactive Media Design	43
Commercial Photography	27
Illustration	15

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.